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James Howard

James Howard
is the Vice President and Associate General Counsel at The Clearing House Payments Company LLC. Jim is also Associate General Counsel for Askeladden LLC, where he supports all of Askeladden’s Patent Quality Initiative efforts. He is a registered patent attorney with experience in conducting non-infringement analyses, developing invalidity strategies, and handling various other aspects of patent litigation. Before joining The Clearing House, Mr. Howard was in private practice where he represented a variety of defendants, including technology and financial services companies, in patent litigation matters.

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